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By 5pm yesterday afternoon 10,000 people had logged their sightings and 400,000 birds were reported.
House sparrows were the most reported sightings but are in decline, numbers have halved in the last 25 years.
Blackbirds , Great tits and Blue tits are the most widespread birds across The Netherlands.
More Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps and wagtails have stayed in country during the last few winters, probably down to warmer winters.
Here are the top 10 most seen garden birds in this weekend’s count. Last winters placing’s are in brackets.
1.House Sparrow (1)
2.Great Tit (2)
3. Blackbird (3)
4. Blue Tit (4)
5. Chaffinch (7)
6. Jackdaw (5)
7. Starling (6)
8. Collared Dove (8)
9. Wood Pigeon (9)
10. Tree Sparrow (12)
My own sightings correspond quite well with the National findings.
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